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Paludina
- - Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of Pond snail, under Pond.
Paludine
- - Of or pertaining to a marsh.
Paludism
- - The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes; malarial disease or disposition.
Paludose
- - Growing or living in marshy places; marshy.
Panurgic
- - Skilled in all kinds of work.
Papulose
- - Having papulas, a papulose leaf.
Papulous
- - Covered with, or characterized by, papul
Patulous
- - Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers.
Peculate
- verb - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Peculiar
- adjective - (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the see within which it resides.
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
- markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "t